750 Wood Elves

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:14 pm

How's this list sound?
W1
Radagast w/ Sebastian
2 Ents
W2
Legolas w/ armour
8 wood elves w/ bow + armour
1 elves w/ sword+armour + shield
2 elves w/ spear + armour +shield
W3
Haldir w/ armour + bow
6 elves w/ sword + armour + shield
6 elves w/ spear + armour + shield

Dr Grant · **Joined:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:50 pm **Posts:** 1339

I love the sound of it, it will be fun to use and fun to play against. You're obviously reeeeally low on numbers for 750 but numbers aren't the strength of this list.

It might not look hugely competitive but if Radagast gets Aura of Dismay going early on then that'll stop you getting swamped. The Ents should be able to barge through combats to save other combats weighted against you, use Leggy's deadly Shot rule to get cheap wounds on enemy heroes and then Radagast should be able to immobilise any big threats.

Have fun with it, let us know how you get on!

SuicidalMarsbar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:14 am **Posts:** 1712

Looks like it'd be good against similar 'low body count' armies - i can see it getting torn up by alot of lists but at the same time i can think of a few lists it's do well against such as fellbeast armies/ hero armies thanks to the high quality troops, magic, and abundance of monsters. That said a well made 'military' army has a good chance of crushing this list. If you have the models, give it a go in a friendly match, but i wouldn't aim to collect this from scratch and I'd be cautious to bring this to an event without testing it.

My advice would be to swap the ents for an eagle (gives you more control of the battlefield) and spend your remaining points on anuvva warband (I'd recommend Rumil as the captain of that one).

As Big Girl Grant pointed out the list does look fun and potentially deadly.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:47 pm

750 points of Wood Elves is slightly disappointing.

The title suggested 750 actual Wood Elves (I am not going to bother estimating how many points that could be worth...)

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:14 pm

Wood elves cannot have armour so I presume you mean galadhrim? I'd keep an ent and use the other points for more troops. Rumil and some galadhrim guard maybe.

Deathclip · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:35 am

How did nobody mention this so far? Radagast cannot lead ents, Can he?

SuicidalMarsbar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:14 am **Posts:** 1712

Radagast's Alliance army list deathclip - it features Raddy, Bard, Gwahir, Treebeard, ents, eagles, and I think Thrain the broken.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:04 am

Pardon my ignorance: what is an army list deathclip? I have never heard that terminology before.

Hill-Troll · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:34 am

He replied to someone with the name Deathclip. :rofl:

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:59 am

Radagasts Alliance is Radagast, Bard, Beorn, Gwaihir and eagles. So no ents which is a shame. (@ Marsbar, Mental thrain is under the erebor list but an indie hero).

So yeah, drop both the ents to make it legal then maybe add a eagle (I wouldn't, don't find them effective) and another warband.

SuicidalMarsbar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:14 am **Posts:** 1712

I agree ents are better but an eagle forces your opponent to reposition tricky models like shamans and wraiths. Additionally,when combined with radagasts infa red spellcasting I can see an eagle being of more tactical value than an ent.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:07 am

I feel like such a twit... and there was me thinking this is some funky new slang... I hang my head in shame (that thump was me hitting the desk - don't hang your head too low, Health & Safety).
Your have permission to point at me and mock me scornfully today.

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:09 pm

awh thats a shame. i so wanted to use those nasty Ents.
what would you think of mounting Radagast on Gwaihir?
As well as that, i could ditch one elf and give throwing knives to the front rank (swordmen). that would leave my numbers even lower though.

Knife in the Dark · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:12 pm

Isilduhrr wrote:

what would you think of mounting Radagast on Gwaihir?
As well as that, i could ditch one elf and give throwing knives to the front rank (swordmen). that would leave my numbers even lower though.

Well as far as I know in all my days of playing this game is that that can't be done...

In regards to the throwing knives, some members would swear by them and some don't think they are useful at all so it's really up to what you think about them. maybe try it with both.

JamesR · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:19 pm

Radagast may not ride an Eagle and none of your elves can have throwing daggers and armor. You're mixing up profiles here lol.
Galadrhim can have armor but not throwing daggers
Wood Elves can have throwing daggers but not armor

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:36 pm

Ah I'm using the profiles from the old and obviously outdated ROTK profiles. So I better replan this whole thing.

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